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South Africa's president heads to the White House. Can he charm Trump?

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to journalists during the eighth EU-South Africa summit in Cape Town, South Africa, in March.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the White House today for conciliatory talks with one of his country's most persistent critics: President Trump.

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Japan's agriculture minister resigns after his remark about not buying rice

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Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice" because he got it from supporters as gifts.

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The personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City's mayor are shot dead

Crime scene investigators work at the site where the personal secretary and an advisor to Mexico City

Mexico's president condemned the killings and said there would not be impunity. She said she was not aware of any threats against the mayor.

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U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions

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Pressure from close allies is mounting on Israel following a nearly three-month blockade of supplies into Gaza. Even the United States has voiced concerns over the hunger crisis.

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12,000 chicks found abandoned in postal truck raise concerns about animal shipping

Chicks mill around a stall at the First State Animal Center and SPCA on Friday in Camden, Del. They are among 12,000 chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days.

A Delaware animal shelter is working to find new homes for 8,000 surviving chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days. Another 4,000 of the animals died.

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Blue Land of Enchantment Lures Unhappy Texans

A view of Santa Fe from the Cross of the Martyrs monument in Santa Fe, New Mexico. So many Texans have fled to New Mexico

The Land of Enchantment has quietly become a blue refuge in the MAGA red West for Americans who are fleeing extreme conservative strongholds.

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In Florida, Venezuelans worry about the potential loss of temporary protected status

The U.S. Supreme Court order ending temporary protected status — TPS — worries Florida

When the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration could strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts, the move sent shockwaves.

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'Heart Lamp' wins International Booker, with stories of India's Muslim women and girls

Author Banu Mushtaq (left) and translator Deepa Bhasthi won this year

The major writing prize awards the best fiction translated into English. Judges called Banu Mushtaq's short story collection"something genuinely new for English readers."

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Attorneys ask court to block alleged DHS move to deport migrants to South Sudan

A United States Air Force Boeing C-17 used for deportation flights is pictured at Biggs Army Airfield in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on February 13, 2025.

Immigration attorneys have asked a Massachusetts federal judge to block a Trump administration move to deport migrants — including nationals from Myanmar and Vietnam — to South Sudan or other third countries.

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In Florida, an immigrant pastors detention sends a community reeling

Churchgoers pray during service at the Evangelical church Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. The service focused on celebrating the mothers in attendance, as well as Maurilio Ambrocio

In one weekend in May, more than a 1,000 immigrants were arrested in Florida. The massive crackdown has Trump supporters asking why their neighbors were detained and must be deported.

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Trump unveils ambitious and expensive plans for 'Golden Dome' missile defense

President Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025, announcing plans for the "Golden Dome," a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system.

The plan includes a vast array of space-based sensors and interceptors.

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Advice for navigating a volatile economy

A customer shops for produce at an H-E-B grocery store earlier this year.

The U.S. economy is in flux. And for millions of Americans, a new line item in their budget includes repaying federal student loans.

Making ends meet isn't just tough for student loan borrowers. Groceries cost a lot more now than they did in 2020. Tariff disputes make it difficult to plan future purchases and they can make it harder to find everyday items at affordable prices.

Housing — whether it's your mortgage or rent — remains expensive.

And the job market — well that's tough, too.

Unpredictable inflation, added expenses, a volatile stock market – the health of the U.S. economy is anything but certain right now. How can you manage?

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India's Relationship with the U.S.

There's been a political backlash in India after the Trump administration deported dozens of Indian migrants who were in the U.S. without legal status. This comes after the U.S. had announced 26 percent tariffs on India, which are currently suspended. Those events have changed Indian's perceptions of what they had thought was a cozy relationship with the U.S. and have cause a headache for the Indian prime minister. We go to western India to hear what people think of the U.S. now.

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A stricter FDA policy for COVID vaccines could limit future access

The Food and Drug Administration is taking a new approach to evaluating and approving COVID vaccines.

Federal officials unveiled a rigorous regulatory approach to future COVID vaccines that could make it harder for many people under 65 to get immunized.

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Team World manages a draw in marathon chess showdown against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen

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Carlsen squared off against 143,000 players from around the world — but the tennis legend was unable to clinch a victory over Team World.

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DHS secretary misstates meaning of habeas corpus under Senate scrutiny

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington.

Facing sharp questioning from Democratic lawmakers, the director of Homeland Security incorrectly described the constitutional right as a presidential authority to deport individuals.

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How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers

A syndicated, AI-generated summer reading list featuring fake books by real authors was published in major newspapers this week. Above, a reader enjoys the sunshine in Hyde Park in London in 2009.

Newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of _The Philadelphia Inquirer,_published a syndicated book list featuring made-up books by famous authors.

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A maintenance worker was arrested after a New Orleans jailbreak. Here's what to know

Photographs from the Orleans Parish Sheriff

Six of the 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet on Friday are still missing. Authorities believe they had help from the inside and made an arrest on Tuesday.

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Musk to slow down political spending: 'I think I've done enough'

Elon Musk speaking during a town hall meeting on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisc. ahead of a state Supreme Court election where he invested millions of dollars, only to see his preferred candidate lose. The billionaire announced on Tuesday that he planned to spend less on politics going forward.

The billionaire executive was Trump's biggest donor in 2024. Now, however, he is planning to cut back his spending on politics, he said on Tuesday.

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The world now has its first ever pandemic treaty. Will it make a difference?

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 19. After the pandemic treaty was approved, he said, "The world is safer today thanks to the leadership, collaboration and commitment of our Member States to adopt the historic WHO Pandemic Agreement."

At the World Health Assembly, 193 members nations voted to adopt a treat calling for better preventive measures and global cooperation. But there are still details to hash out.

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New studies show what's at stake if Medicaid is scaled back

Demonstrators calling for preservation of Medicaid funding, are removed from the House Energy and Commerce markup of the budget resolution in Rayburn building on May 13.

Researchers studied the health care program's effect on the health of millions of Americans and found tens of thousands of lives were saved.

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In 'Original Sin,' Jake Tapper describes a 'cover-up' of Joe Biden's decline

Joe Biden attends a roundtable session at the G7 world leaders summit in Italy, June 13, 2024.

Tapper's book, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: "One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman."

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Home Depot won't raise prices because of tariffs. But some items may disappear

Refrigerators are on display at a Home Depot store in Orlando, Fla.

The home improvement chain broke from many other retailers, who say they cannot afford to absorb new tariffs. President Trump recently attacked Walmart for warning of price hikes.

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DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks during a rally at the U.S. Treasury Department in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate member of Congress and chill oversight.

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Marco Rubio defends cuts to the foreign affairs budget in the Senate

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending major cuts in the foreign affairs budget as he testifies on Tuesday before the Senate committee where he used to serve.

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'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams says he's dying of 'the same cancer that Joe Biden has'

Cartoonist Scott Adams, pictured in 2014, said Monday he metastatic prostate cancer and does not expect to survive the summer.

Adams said he expects "to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer." The controversial cartoonist, a vocal supporter of President Trump, expressed compassion for former President Biden.

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House Republicans hope Trump can tamp down rebellion around their signature bill

President Trump is expected to travel to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet with House Republicans as they prepare to vote on a massive legislative package of top GOP priorities.

President Trump is expected to travel to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to persuade holdouts in his party to back a massive tax bill that includes cuts to Medicaid.

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Tornado outbreak concerns grow in U.S. And, Hamas-Israel talks hit impasse

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Many Kentucky residents are bracing for storms as they recover from deadly weather over the weekend. And, the latest on negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

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Doctors urged to treat pain for IUD insertion and other procedures

Some patients experience pain or discomfort with the insertion of an IUD for contraception. New guidelines urge doctors to offer pain treatment.

A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.

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What a Texas showerhead salesman discovered about 'Made in the USA' labels

President Trump hopes to encourage more U.S. manufacturing with his import taxes on foreign goods. But an online experiment suggests most people aren

A Texas showerhead salesman wanted to know how much more customers would pay to buy a product that's made in the USA. The answer could pour cold water on President Trump's plan to encourage more companies to open factories in the U.S.

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